Following Mr. Trump’s example, many of the world’s autocrats and dictators are taking a shine to it, too. Just this week, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, People’s Daily, used Mr. Trump’s words to undercut critical media coverage of an increasingly authoritarian Beijing. “With Trump in power, no one is talking about human rights, only fake news, and that’s great for Duterte,” he said. Image President Trump with President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines at the 31st Asean summit meeting in Manila last month. Libyan leaders responded by using Mr. Trump’s attacks against CNN to try to cast doubt on the network’s report.

Source: New York Times December 12, 2017 22:34 UTC